Alfie Kohn on Nostr: If the Powers That Be decided to start making kids memorize the dictionary - in the ...
If the Powers That Be decided to start making kids memorize the dictionary - in the name of "rigor," "college readiness," and a "content-rich curriculum," of course - a whole industry would promptly fall in line, offering workshops and apps called “Best Practices for Implementing the New Competency-Based Dictionary Assessments.”
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